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Dani Simmons

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Generation rent...again. I just want to say to landlords who are form the law-abiding majority, you are hardworking, you have knowledge, skills and you massively contribute to the United Kingdom's 800 billion plus revenue through your taxes. As for Generation rent and the rest of these do-gooders, you snivelling retards are unskilled, jealous losers parasiting off the unfortunate. You should feel utterly ashamed of yourselves. You also massively contribute to 900 billion plus of spending this government makes to put us in huge debt. I will not be told what to do by you lot. Every problem you see out there right now, rising rents, lack of rental housing, evictions etc were caused by this incompetent socialist government interfering in the market. When idiots from central government (usually non-achievers in life) interfere, this is what happens which is why communism doesn't work and that has been proven time and time again. A £5 draught-proofer on the front door is the least of our problems.

From: Dani Simmons 05 October 2023 14:21 PM

She's genuinely, genuinely retarded. It's actually quite unbelievable a western country can have such calibre of politician. The British people have gone braindead. Can they not see what idiots want to run the country?

From: Dani Simmons 25 September 2023 12:28 PM

Love the idea of upgrading a gas boiler that works really well and keeps houses warm to a heat pump which doesn't work in certain properties and cost 10 times the price? This must be the worst proposal of all time.

From: Dani Simmons 25 September 2023 09:09 AM

This ''housing is a right'' talk is usually coming from lazy dependents that want everyone else to do the graft on their behalf and they'll make themselves feel better by talking on behalf of others about ''rights''. It could also be people that have shown zero discipline in their life and blame others for wasting their money away. Anyone can do well in this country. Start young, be responsible, take care of your money. Even if you're on minimum wage you'll build something. Understand that asking others to pay for you is not a ''right'' it's shameless. That's the ethnics we need to teach, that's the leaders we need, not retarded politicians making reckless decisions and racking up a 2 trillion debt because they spend more than they take in. Idiotic.

From: Dani Simmons 06 July 2023 11:52 AM

This government are disgusting rats Michael. I hope this country revolts against them. It's sickening how they threaten us with jail/massive fines for this new regulation, not having epc this or that, not having this licence etc. When you think about it, who are these people to put this on citizens that own a 2nd property in what is supposed to be a ''free and tolerant'' country?

From: Dani Simmons 27 May 2023 15:59 PM

Peter I'm sorry to hear about that. I've had loads of tenants like that over the years. Moved away and tried to get rid of problematic properties, not worth it. You know the law will protect these people. Catherine - You're spot on Ben Beadle has shown himself to be totally useless. He doesn't represent my views at all. He should be fighting to keep section 21. The shameless man knows full well section 8 will not work. Those that have properties know this. ''Prove it'' will be impossible against these scumbag tenants with all these organisations/legal aid backing them. The government will do nothing with the court system. Beadle is not telling Michael Gove the reality which is we're going to massively increase rents and get rid of the tenants we suspect could be be a nuisance. This is not going to work out well. Let the council house them. I will not have a government official telling me what I can and can't do with my asset.

From: Dani Simmons 25 May 2023 11:01 AM

It would be nice if someone spoke on behalf of landlords to Michael Gove. All I read is rent generation, shelter this and that and eco this and that telling me how I evil I am. Our representatives don't seem to fight with the same vigour. I get the impression this Mr Ben Beadle is not spelling out the unvarnished truth. Old-school landlords like myself are going to bang rents up to market value, when we previously had not intention of doing so. That's going to mean big hikes for tenants when it was unnecessary. Mr Beadle needs to explain this to Michael Gove instead of telling him how workable his awful section 21 plans are. When you see these organisations behind the tenant, how the hell can anyone think scrapping section 21 is workable? Do you think this shelter/eco guys are going to back off once section 21 is gone? No, see this article, they won't be content until they realiase their socialist utopia. How are we going to prove everything? I had a tenant recently, I wanted to do lots of work in his flat. He didn't allow access then went to the environmental officer. Of course, that do-gooder took his side. I told her, he's getting a section 21 which shut her up. Point is, without section 21, how do i prove how awkward this guy has been? You all know the type of tenant I'm talking about. If you know this guy's rent you'd all laugh. Below £300 per month for a double-glazed, central heating, kitchen and bathroom relatively new. Ben Beadle keeps talking about more social housing, more investment in courts. Where does he expect a debt-ridden country to find the money for that when our NHS and army are greater priorities and we’re already running a deficit before we even touch those? We need less government, not more, where do these bright sparks think the money comes from? The trees? What we need to do is teach the kids in this country basic information about not pi**ing money away, saving and investing. No scrapping section 21 is a terrible idea. Most of my tenants are fine, but every so often you get one vindicative one and you can bet your bottom dollar these Green party losers are going to be backing their fellow losers all the way to the court room.

From: Dani Simmons 25 May 2023 09:06 AM

Does anyone honestly believe that this incompetent government would put together a just and speedy court system? Laughable. There will be more misfit tenants benefitting from this bill than misfit landlords being punished, that is for sure. Misfit landlords that break the law now, won't stop and if they need possession they won't comply with this these idiotic laws. No, it will be the good, law-abidding landlords that will suffer as usual. Good tenants don't need this garbage bill because there's absolutely no benefit to a landlord in serving a section 21 to such a good tenant. Section 21s are served to the bad tenants that either don't pay or act like scumbags. This bill will make life great for them. So, if it doesn't help good tenants, but only bad ones, yet doesn't really affect bad landlords, but only good ones, this seems counterproductive. It's odd that this governments views the haves as being the ones more likely to be in the wrong than the have nots. What a loser's mentality this government has, no wonder this country is going to sh:t.

From: Dani Simmons 17 May 2023 05:06 AM

Government interference leads to price increases. You don't need to be intelligent to realise that just know a little about history. The government have interfered too much and prices have increased, simple as that.

From: Dani Simmons 17 May 2023 04:11 AM

The private landlord is really the acid test of a country’s level of freedom and the UK is failing miserably. Foreign investors must be mad to invest here, with these civil service vultures and control-freak politicians feeling that they should somehow be deciding how private landlords should run their hard-earned assets in free markets. Every year they come up with more ill-thought-out ideas to hammer private landlord owners and feel it’s their duty to dictate. This is the socialist republic of Great Britain today where the ignorant rule the intelligent and jokers like the SNP absolutely wreck this island with their talk of division dreaming of an even greater socialist utopia away from the rest of the country.

From: Dani Simmons 22 April 2023 07:48 AM

Headline should be changed - ''Failed socialist loser in life determined to destroy freedom and impose his will on those more successful''

From: Dani Simmons 22 April 2023 07:42 AM

My opinion on government requests: Low energy lights - ok Insulation in the loft - ok Efficient boiler - ok Double-glazed windows where allowed - ok Draft protectors etc - ok Solar panels - need more research Unproven, expensive heat pump which is useless for old houses - No thanks. Internal wall insulation which has potential to cause damp - No thanks. If I cannot get an EPC C with the above, the tenant is getting evicted and the house is getting sold. Simple as that.

From: Dani Simmons 22 April 2023 07:36 AM

If they're a good trademan, they don't need this app. They already have too much work.

From: Dani Simmons 18 April 2023 15:26 PM

Jason you live in Disney world. The number of tenants I've tried to sell my properties to (discounted from market price) and they simply don't want to know. This government has created an environment of dependency, where lazy people have no ambition to do anything in life. As a property owner, i want more people to buy their own homes, I want them to own, I don't want people aspiring to have a council house for life, I want them to aspire to own their own home. The private rental sector is not there to accommodate tenants for years on end. That has only happened because of this incompetent government and the last. Private tenancies are supposed to be for older people cashing in on their house, young couples trying out their relationship before a long-term committment, students, people divorcing, people trying to live an independent life/saving for a deposit before a long-term mortgage, or simply people out of work in a poor financial situation. There's a multitude of reasons. Don't be so bitter and understand we are not the enemy. Finally you think big cooperations are the answer? That's just laughable, these build to let properties which are 2 or 3 times more expensive than my rents, so don't be so deluded. If you're referring to the council, those guys run everything else like garbage including housing which is why all their tenants always ask me to buy them a house to rent. We're just more capable and better at running houses than plebs working for the council. Deal with it pal and try to emulate successful people instead of whinging.

From: Dani Simmons 01 April 2023 11:08 AM

I have had situations where the council insist I pay for the tenant because i left them on a rolling contract and the handover report upon the tenant leaving was deemed insufficient. Landlord is always wrong and must pay.

From: Dani Simmons 31 March 2023 12:17 PM

Jo, I would do what I have done and sell some assets and be mortgage-free. You don't need the headache. Accept we live in a banana republic where a dictator will turn a business making money into a loss-making entity with one stupid decision without any thought whatsover (removal of section 24). I don't think it's worth doing business, investing your hard earned money into such a system. You can get much better returns in other countries with more stable governments not a 2.5 trillion debt-ridden, bankrupt bunch of scumbags.

From: Dani Simmons 26 February 2023 08:42 AM

Linsey, I completely agree. The political system is broken. They're all awful. I still think it's possible to build a good life for the youth today. Many will complain, I heard the exact same thing 20 years ago when I was in my mid 20s. prices were tripling and becoming unaffordable. Even after they tripled, I was still buying. Why? because it's pretty easy. Keep your costs down, show discipline, invest your money and you can build wealth. I see young people today replicating that model but for some, they find reason to complain then spend half their money on rent in London living the social life and going travelling. Yes, it's true. Family values don't seem the same in this country anymore. ''I have to move out at 21'' like living at home, saving to invest is so unbearable.

From: Dani Simmons 19 February 2023 03:07 AM

Michael, I fear the days of building council houses might be over for this bankrupt country with 2.5 trillion of debt and adding to that to the tune of 100 billion per year with a healthcare system where you wait 10 hours in emergency to be seen, an education system producing chavs galore/social media morons, an army of less than 100k that would struggle to defend this island and public services that are just pathetic by developed world standards. This is what happens to a nation when you tell your youth - ''go and produce kids galore, we will build you a 100m2 council house with double-glazing, spacious kitchens, nice sized rooms, not to mention a 3 sided garden. We'll also give you free money every week to sit at home and additional money for each kid''. What a f***ing system! Even the French and Germans would laugh at that. This is not human rights and kindness, it's suicide! It's enabling, it's shameless parasiting. I think it's fair to say, there's no money in the pot and if there was it would have to go to greater causes. Well, in a normal country, maybe not in the socialist hellhole known as the UK.

From: Dani Simmons 18 February 2023 14:43 PM

Nick, I talk with these council workers often. Of course, they are nice people, I should not get personal, but they're often incapable. I cannot imagine them having to multi-task and do what I do. I'm sorry, it would take 4 of them, cost the tax payer too much and the service would still be awful...because there's no incentive. I can't believe we're having these discussions in 2023, I mean humanity figured this stuff post 1946 rather conclusively.

From: Dani Simmons 17 February 2023 12:05 PM

I just don't get this ''we need more council houses'' talk. As i said earlier, all the people I know on these estates always ask me to get them a private rented house so they can get out. So it's not wise to build more of these estates, or as this report says ''social housing'' - Firstly cheap subsidised government housing is not an option for a debt-ridden country that cannot even fund its army, healthcare and other more important things without racking up tens of billions of extra debt every year. Secondly, the council simply cannot offer the same service as a landlord. Try ringing a government service today. In recent months I've rung the tax department, the national insurance department, various council tax departments, the result is always the same - a truly pathetic service/waiting ages for someone to talk to. By comparison, I try to be super-efficient, get stuff done asap and without fuss. No way on earth the council can provide such as a service. I'm available at all hours, 365 days a week, are they? What we need is more entrepreneurs building houses for young people to buy. Government role is to encourage private enterprise, not kill it like this lot in power. Their inflation is recking the hopes of affordable new housing. Seriously, do we want our young people's aspirations to be ''get our own council house''. Wow. Surely we want our young people to aspire to own their own house in time? Of course, some people will never have that ambition or not be willing to be tied down like that, which is fine, others will get divorced or want to try out their relationship status before committing to buying. So that's where the private rental market comes into play.

From: Dani Simmons 17 February 2023 11:48 AM

If the council are so great at running houses, why does almost every council tenant I know always ask me to buy them a house to rent from me? The government are rubbish at running things that's why.

From: Dani Simmons 17 February 2023 09:25 AM

Genuinely cannot believe what I am reading. Won't happen but highlights what a horrendous country the UK is becoming. This failed communist ideology being peddled by these idiot think tanks. I think government handouts/interference is what has destroyed the UK with the pandemic handouts and bank bailouts leading to massive government debt. I don't think landlords bankrupted the UK, it was the hopeless government. Yet these morons writing these think tanks think more government interference is what is needed. If they've put the country in 2.5 trillion of debt with a deficit of 100 billion per year, how the hell can they be trusted over landlords who run efficient businesses? Then some pleb will turn around and say ''landlords extort money and give slums'' as if this minority of criminal property owners represent us all. We're law-abidding citizens often facing criminal rhetoric. It's time to fight back with lawyers. I really fear a labour government with such crackpots writing reports. We're supposed to live in a free society. Those that work hard, save, invest early, show discipline should be entitled to enjoy the fruits of their labour. Those that p'ss their money away, begrudge others, don't invest, spend a lot, can expect to own way less than the first group. That's supposed to be a free society and I don't say one is right and one is wrong. However, I don't know why some people want to make these groups have the same - nothing. No point living in a society like that.

From: Dani Simmons 17 February 2023 04:16 AM

Wrote this a few days ago and stand by it - I would have no qualms if the government turned around and said landlords must have low energy lighting, condensing boilers (if gas central heating), thermostats, 300mm loft insulation, double-glazing (if not a heritage area), and floor insulation where accessible to a basement. Plus the usual small details like draft proofing at the bottom of external doors etc. All fine. Clear. At least we know where we stand, and although there could be some expense there, it shouldn't be massively expensive and it will make the living experience more comfortable for the tenant. It's when they start talking about ''EPC C'' which becomes subjective and often entails internal wall insulation on these old terraced houses. It actually doesn't make a huge difference in terms of energy savings, but the disruption is massive and not realistic with a tenant living in the premises. What are landlords supposed to do, start ripping out tenant's kitchens to put internal wall insulation? This is utterly absurd. It also leads to possible long-term problems with damp/condensation as the house cannot breathe as it was initially built to do.

From: Dani Simmons 17 February 2023 04:15 AM

I would have no qualms if the government turned around and said landlords must have low energy lighting, condensing boilers (if gas central heating), thermostats, 300mm loft insulation, double-glazing (if not a heritage area), and floor insulation where accessible to a basement. Plus the usual small details like draft proofing at the bottom of external doors etc. All fine. Clear. At least we know where we stand, and although there could be some expense there, it shouldn't be massively expensive and it will make the living experience more comfortable for the tenant. It's when they start talking about ''EPC C'' which becomes subjective and often entails internal wall insulation on these old terraced houses. It actually doesn't make a huge difference in terms of energy savings, but the disruption is massive and not realistic with a tenant living in the premises. What are landlords supposed to do, start ripping out tenant's kitchens to put internal wall insulation? This is utterly absurd. It also leads to possible long-term problems with damp/condensation as the house cannot breathe as it was initially built to do.

From: Dani Simmons 13 February 2023 02:08 AM

We're responsible for less than 1% of global emissions. This utter madness is just suicide, that's all it is. The countries that matter do not give a sh;t. These politicians would argue ''we need to set an example'', these plebs are imagining we're still the British empire of 1900 instead of some irrelevant tiny island that nobody listens to any more. The gullable fools think the brutal dictators in China, Russia or the corrupt democracies in south Asia are going to entertain their silly ''example'' *slaps head*. Most of these mps belong in the nuthouse, not westminister or they are uttlerly deluded about their level of influence. I just built 2 maginficent houses with as much insulation as one's heart can desire. Kingspan, the absolute lot. EPC high B. Airtight. Only reason it wasn't A is because there were no solar panels. Believe me those houses are freezing cold when the heating is not on a while. The insulation only does so much. You need central heating in a damp, cold country like the UK. That means you need gas. The solution is technological innovation not freezing people to death/bankrupting landlords.

From: Dani Simmons 10 February 2023 16:02 PM

Alan Bonde - Cambodia

From: Dani Simmons 07 February 2023 08:27 AM

Nick, I honestly think landlords need to stick together and be prepared for some rough times with a labour government. A government has a right to set law such as ensuring the safety of tenants with gas certificates etc. They do not have the right to interfere to the extent in which they are doing so. They should provide their own government housing, not dictate to private owners that they must accept people with pets, they must bankrupt themselves for some scummy scrounger. Let's be honest here, we've all got enough experience in this game to know that landlords generally only clash with tenants in the rare instance where the tenant is a confrontational loser looking to make life hell for someone they deem as successful. Usually the relationship between landlord and tenant is amicable but these governments want to make it toxic. They are dummies and we need to fight them...in the courts if necessary. This is supposed to be a free economy.

From: Dani Simmons 07 February 2023 01:27 AM

Is there a more villified group of business people than landlords? It's just one thing after another. Imagine facing the removal of section 24, section 21, being told to score an EPC C (even though it seems to be subjective) followed by nearly 6% interest rates, who the f would stay in the business especially with lunatics like this Generation rent parasite organisation? I just thank my lucky stars I had the vision to sell off properties and clear all my loans. I'm probably going to sell off the rest too because soon we won't own anything with this dictatorship disguised as ''parliamentary democracy''. The UK is like an unstable banana republic. You have utter retards running the country and a bunch of even worse morons to come in 2 years. I've lived in 3rd world dictatorships which are way more stable, I envied my landlady abroad, she was never bothered by a crackpot government and it was a win/win for her and me as a result. What I saw in that country was a booming middle-class with disposable income and a better quality of life for nearly everyone. Don't believe the nonsense we're fed about ''how lucky we are''. What I saw in my life was a damning inditement on the UK and our ridiculous political system where men in suits just run our lives and ruin businesses with some idiotic decision taken in conjunction with someone working in the civil service. These British governments have ruined people's quality of life with their interference. Democracy and capitalism have been around 100s of years, but you'll get some idiot like Lisa Nandy who knows best. She has her little genius lightbulb moment and concludes the best way to solve the housing market is to tinker more with the rules of democracy and capitalism and make some reckless decisions that no longer make ''private'' property private anymore. Hand the power to the people that didn't show the initiative to actually buy the property, that's it, let's reward and encourage more people to be confrontational scroungers. Let jealousy flourish, that's the key to a properous society according to Lisa Nandy, a politician with an IQ hovering around 90 max.

From: Dani Simmons 06 February 2023 14:35 PM

I realise i come across as a heartless bast@rd but I'm not. I go out of my way to please my tenants and it really breaks my heart to have to do this to them but I can't have my asset prices tumble because some underachiever wants to bring everyone down to his miserable level. Communism/socialism is just jealousy dressed up as pretending to care for human rights. Some of these people are the worst mingebags I have ever come across with their human rights and nonsense. They do nothing for humanity other than speak for others and try to bring down successful people.

From: Dani Simmons 06 January 2023 10:38 AM

Yes, landlords are sleeping. When these children of Stalin bring in these controls, we will be screwed. Our asset prices will tumble. People need to learn the lessons of the past. Rhetoric has been whipped up against landlords. We are hated. They want our asset prices to collapse without impacting the wider market (they know that would be distrous). The best way they achieve that is with the EPC nonsense. Many landlords won't have the cash to make C, (those that do, will be targeted with a b a few years after) many will back out, a glut of properties which are now on rent controls and rights for tenants to stay indefinitely. That will mean your house will be valued according to the rental income and buyers will expect a high return meaning your house will massively reduce in price. Don't believe me, check out property prices with tenants that have such rights. They exist. The goal is to create more home ownership, allowing first time buyers to buy up crashing landlord stock. Redistribution. Basically, there is little point in saving, investing, working hard in the UK it's become a communist sh'thole. Just be a drunk, spend all your salary on rubbish and don't aspire to be nothing. This government are truly evil.

From: Dani Simmons 06 January 2023 09:35 AM

I don't know what Scotland has voted for but I know we're drifting further and further apart. I would hate to see the UK break up but if this is the calibre they are voting for, I do not think we're compatible long-term. On to this cretin. I'm surprised he cannot see the benefits of capitalism. He's a super-ugly guy, hence his why this loser is such a lefty. The beauty with capitalism is that it leads to innovation and there's such great developements in the field of plastic surgery that this bitter, ugly guy could really benefit. Sorry. I shouldn't point fun at someone's appearance but I cannot listen to a useless policitian have the temerity to come out with this garbage. To be an effective landlord, one must have skills/knowledge in accounting, law, construction, human interactions, psychology, councilling, administration etc. Providing housing is one of the most important aspects in human life along with providing medical help, food and other services. What we do not need is more unskilled, useless politicians meddling in everyone's affairs for their own power kicks.

From: Dani Simmons 06 January 2023 09:05 AM

This idiot supported Brexit which has been a disaster. Let's be honest, any serious landlord cannot have supported Brexit. I was screaming from the roof tops what would happen. Did we seriously think France would stop the small boats once we left the EU? It was obvious as hell what would happen. All this to stop Europeans from having freedom of movement (which was what Brexit boiled down to for most). Europeans that have made some of my best tenants. I don't know why any landlord would have voted for Brexit?

From: Dani Simmons 06 January 2023 08:56 AM

These imbeciles that we refer to as politicians, these control-freaks can do what they want. All I can tell you that thanks to their constant meddling, their epc nonsense, their threats to give tenants more rights and the potential for sitting tenants coupled with rent controls has led to the following outcomes - 1) My tenants (many who have been there 10 years plus) and pay £100 to £300 per month below market rent will now all be getting hikes and will be paying the full market rent 2) They will be told the reasons and I will make it clear that should the government even hint at bringing in the option of making them sitting tenants (the dummies at labour haven't learnt the lessons from the past) they will be given a notice to leave. 3) My money will go into asset classes with less meddling from low IQ moron politicians. 4) I will invest abroad in countries with much less political interference. I will not have some civil service pleb telling me what I can and can't do with my hard-earned assets. My tenants were on to a good thing. These dumb politicians have wrecked it. This is what government interference does - higher energy costs, higher rents, lower standard of living.

From: Dani Simmons 06 January 2023 08:52 AM

Yes, agree with the comments on here. We're all paying the price for a bunch of cretins elected who are utterly useless. This game of ping pong never ends, because the idiots that await are even worse. These morons cannot understand a simple balance sheet, what the hell are they doing running the country ? They have wrecked this country with their stupidity and inability to run a balanced budget. They spend money that is not theirs and the population are left with the problem when they disappear. They are dishonest and do not tell the people the truth, ie, we're in a complete mess and finances need massively reorganising. Is this the great democracy we keep hearing about? A capable government would tell the people that the lockdown 400 billion was a catastrophic mistake. They should tell the people that we're running a deficit of tens of billions per year pre-covid, now it's worse. They should tell the public we have sky high debt of 2 trillion which all us lot are responsible for. Don't be surprised when they come for our assets. They should tell the public, there's only one way to resolve this and it's not bringing in another bunch of idiots, it's either scrapping the nhs (not realistic), scrapping free education (not realistic), scrapping the army (not realistic with crackpots like Putin) or tell people they're going to have to work until 70 (best of a bad bunch of options). Finally, they should do the decent thing and tell the public ''we're morons, we're useless, now you will have to pay for our incompetence''

From: Dani Simmons 04 November 2022 10:22 AM

I'm wondering if there's an avenue for suing these politicians for hate speech. Their rhetoric is often false and very dangerous. Landlord organisations should sue these politicians. It can very easily be proved that tenant satisfaction scores are quite high and the government are using private investors as pawns in their pathetic political bickerings. These politicians are largely unskilled, useless and incompetent. If you don't think so, look at the government deficit and debt and tell me you'd run your business in such a hopeless manner? Same with the lefty losers like James O Brien, a man that also attacks landlords. This shameless man dines and wines in top end Soho champagne bars and sends his child to private school all whilst living in 7 figure value victorian property in London. No, he's no where near our towns and cities which have been utterly wrecked by his labour councils with their stupidity and incompetence. However, he wants more of his failed ideology for us, just not for him thank you.

From: Dani Simmons 28 September 2022 08:10 AM

Sounds a nightmare. Believe it or not they have a lot those rent controls and council inference in the US, especially NY. The difference is you know in advance the assets that have that and those that don't. A government just forcing those reforms on existing stock without warning is disgraceful.

From: Dani Simmons 26 September 2022 21:50 PM

F off you communists. These people are sick control freaks. Get the hell out of my life you weirdos. My tenants are very happy, I give them high class places with central heating, double glazing, modern kitchens/bathrooms, warm, cozy and very reasonably priced. All my places are affordable. I do my best by my tenants but I am sick to death of this nonsense. No government has the right to tell me what to do with my private assets. I worked hard and if someone doesn't pay, I should have the right to evict them. These proposed laws of reducing the rights of landlords to reclaim their properties in the event of those sh't tenants that we've all had, (you know, the jealous loser type that has achieved nothing in life and gets a kick out of making life hell for others) are absolutely disgusting. Labour is always on the side of the criminal and the parasite. This disgrace of a party makes me sick in my stomach.

From: Dani Simmons 26 September 2022 17:37 PM

I would hate to see the United Kingdom break up but I feel it's inevitable. This SNP are crazy nutcases and the Scottish people love them like a cult and keep voting for them. The finances of Scotland are a total mess subsidized heavily by London, yet this Scottish government keep getting away with total mismanagement. This latest crackpot scheme will not solve the housing crisis. I feel sorry for Scottish landlords. I would advise them to leave that country asap. I would never keep investments in Scotland with the threat of an independent Scotland lurking and led by the SNP. The SNP are a disasterous more socialist version of Labour. I really don't like that so much English investment is kept in Scotland, the pension companies as an example. The preparations should be made now - move to the other side of the border asap. People will not want their money kept in Scotland. In the event of independence, the UK would probably not allow them to use the pound and they'd be a financial mess.

From: Dani Simmons 07 September 2022 08:42 AM

Private landlords told the government what would happen, but the plebs went ahead anyway. Morons. They never listen and think that they know best. They need to implement some of the following: 1) Do some actual work and clean the electricity supply before pestering landlord with their EPC s~~t. That will take imbeciles of that nature at least 100 years, so they can forget about net zero. 2) Related to number 1 - Government need to stop making the landlords out to be the bad guys, go to the media and tell them ''we got it wrong again, we're morons, we need 100 years to get the electric clean at the pace we work because despite our posh accents we have an average IQ hovering around 90. We're basically useless which is why we blamed entrepreneurs such as landlords that try to get off their lazy backsides to do something'' 3) Government should admit scrapping section 24 and issue public apology + repeat statement to public that they are moronic idiots. 4) Government should admit that scrapping section 21 is doing more damage and do a u turn. Same as number 3, issue public apology + repeat statement to public that they are moronic idiots. 5) Scrap inheritance tax on rental properties - You want to keep more landlords in the game then lowering capital gains is probably not the way, but IHT is definitely a good motivation to keep assets rather than spend proceeds. 6) Finally the good old British people need to stand up and tell a few bunch posh-speaking plebs in suits they should stay the hell out of interfering with our private assets bought with our hard earned money. Someone has to remind these idiots that this is supposed to be a free country that is supposed to encourage private enterprise. We are supposed to be led by ''free leaders' so stop behaving like communist losers.

From: Dani Simmons 16 July 2022 12:15 PM

If you're going to go electric on a small apartment or house, why would you spend a fortune on a heat pump? Just put an electric boiler.

From: Dani Simmons 13 July 2022 11:05 AM

The laws in the UK are absolute nonsense. Good luck going down the section 8 rule with all these jealous socialists sitting in the council backing the criminals and thugs that destroy our properties and run off with the rent. You are no longer rewarded in the UK for investing, trying to get ahead. No you must be socialist hippy, just earn, pay tax or be a benefits scrounger. Good luck creating wealth for the country to pay for these parasites.

From: Dani Simmons 25 June 2022 06:11 AM

Brilliant reply. Screw this communist government, I'm out. The UK has become an utter disgrace of a political system. I've lived in dictatorships and there's far more freedom to do business. The UK is becoming truly communist, with a disgraceful government and an even worse opposition. They interfere in every aspect of our life and threaten jail, punishment etc for those not complying with their sh"t rules. How is this ''freedom''? UK politicians should stay the hell in the UK and stop preaching anything about ''freedom'' to the world. You want to impose this hell on the whole world? What incentive will anyone have to get out of bed unless you're a banker with links to the tories?

From: Dani Simmons 25 June 2022 06:05 AM

More anti-landlord nonsense from this awful government. Next they'll be sending landlords to the gulags. They are communist pigs this lot. The definition ''private property'' is rapidly losing all meaning. This government interference is beyond ridiculous, they might as well repossess our properties, it would be less stress at least.

From: Dani Simmons 18 June 2022 13:06 PM

This will mean higher running costs for the tenant. This government are utterly shameless. Insulation grants to cut tenant's bills, I could understand but paying towards increasing them with this stupidity is utter lunacy. The government need to clean up the electricity before coming up with this sort of idiocy. We still have coal-powered electric and lots powered by gas, so until the electric supply is totally clean, this makes no sense. It's not good for the environment, it's not good for tenants (higher bills) and it's certainly not good for landlords (dodgy heat pumps that may be expensive to fix and be prone to problems). Just highlights the imbeciles this so called democracy elects.

From: Dani Simmons 25 May 2022 11:04 AM

If the private sector is so broken then why is it that almost every single person I've ever known that was living in a council house, asked me buy them a suitable property in a non-estate area? If the private sector is so broken, then why do surveys show a high satisfaction rate? These silly losers need to get off their lazy backsides and go and learn a trade or something. Contribute to society properly instead of making a fool of yourself in some silly, nonsensical protest that is going to make the situation worse.

From: Dani Simmons 11 April 2022 18:16 PM

I have 2 identical properties with identical loft conversions. One was rated a D, the other a C. The assessors are inconsistent. You can spend money on low energy lighting, efficient boiler with thermostat, roof insulation, then they'll fail you on some nonsense such as no cavity wall insulation, totally failing to take into consideration the damage this can do to some older properties. These assessors are not building control officers or hold any reasonable qualification in understanding build quality etc. Finally, what happens when they inevitably reassess the certificates and this awful excuse for a government come up with some more crackpot schemes, such as downgrading condensing boilers and forcing you to spend thousands and thousands on a garbage heat pump that don't heat the house properly? I guess you could congratulate yourself (whilst freezing away) for trying to save the planet even though your efforts will mean nothing as consumption goes through the roof in emerging economies like India, China and Sub-Saharan Africa.

From: Dani Simmons 28 March 2022 20:41 PM

I don't know what is worse Michael, the scrapping of section 21 or the EPC farce? How can this government lecture the world and preach stability? Even third world countries are not this unstable that a government would just take a monumental decision that basically doesn't allow you to sell your asset and leaves you stuck with someone that can stay there and make life a misery because of ''human rights''. I'm all for the protection of normal tenants that respect and look after your property, but these laws will protect the bad guys and someone should have the right to get their property back if they wish to sell it. The EPC thing is equally as bad. All my properties are renovated to a nice standard, but it's simply not possible to always reach C when you're talking about properties over 100 years old. You put the low energy lighting, the boiler with thermostat, the double glazing, the loft insulation and they still rate you D! Then tell you have to put cavity wall insulation which may lead to damp problems. What kind of logic/brains are taking these appalling decisions!??

From: Dani Simmons 28 March 2022 12:09 PM

I rarely increase rents on long-term tenancies but going to have to get tough thanks to this incompetent government. We're all screwed with this section 21 nonsense. Our houses will crash in value if we're unable to remove sitting tenants. Surely they will have a clause in there allowing us to give a notice if we wish to sell? If not, surely the only sensible option is to sell up now especially with the EPC disaster looming in 2025. They are well and truly trying to kill off private landlords, yet we're expected to show compassion? Compassion won't pay for the upgrades to reach level C on the EPC, which this silly government will insist on.

From: Dani Simmons 27 March 2022 20:26 PM

It will be a communist country soon. Hellhole....funded by London.

From: Dani Simmons 19 November 2021 18:12 PM

The different views show that the situation differs from region to region. I think in general, if you stick to fairly decent areas, demand will continue to be strong. Awful areas will always be difficult to rent, unless you're willing to put up with tenants on benefits and a strong possibility of problems galore.

From: Dani Simmons 02 November 2020 11:10 AM

This is what happens when you have retarded government officials making retarded decisions. They were warned, warned and warned again. They ignored. This is simply not a viable business when you can't get interest relief and you face more and more red tape, more expenses and less rights. Which mug would continue buying properties with these terms? We're treated like the enemy.

From: Dani Simmons 05 May 2020 14:40 PM

In in the eyes of these Guardian crackpots it's the evil landlords that should starve. ''Landlords continue to profit'' What is the objective of our economic system? Every person that gets out of bed to go to work doesn't do it free Guardian morons. Are we breaking the law? There are far better investments with much higher returns than property. We are providing a very admirable service and it's time that was recognised. After all, the government has tried to do it directly and look what a mess they've always made of that. I will never understand why lefties think landlords should put their money in to something to give a free service? The logic is mind-boggling. How do they expect us to service the repairs, interest, services and other costs? By magic? Do they not think we have costs? Why is there a complication here. The answer is simple. 1) If a tenant cannot afford the rent, because they are not working, should apply for housing benefit. 2) If they are only receiving a partial salary, 80%, ok we as a landlord, I am prepared to be flexible and reduce the rent by 20% too. We have to pull together in these times. However, sorry Guardian, I cannot pay all the costs and be expected to receive nothing from my asset. This is not communist Russia.

From: Dani Simmons 16 April 2020 06:05 AM

I think so. I keep my borrowings low and I'm always told that it's foolish to play like that. I'm not interested in having a gigantic portfolio with 75% loaned up.

From: Dani Simmons 08 April 2020 13:02 PM

This is ridiculous. The government are paying people 80% of their salaries so why should they be exempt from paying rent? What are we supposed to live off? Is this a free society or not? How the hell can government have the right to tell a private property owner whether he can or cannot have the income from his asset? Is this a joke? Do these labour MPs have brains? If so, do they function properly? It makes me so annoyed when I think about it. What this John Mc-Stalin is saying is, 'we as a government are totally incompetent, we've wasted money on useless projects during our time in power, and now we're in huge debt because we cannot manage things properly. As a consequence, we're going to dictate to you and force our will that you must subsidize our mess because we'd didn't plan for any contingency''. These kind of politics lead to the destruction of a free society. What incentive is there for us to invest, renovate, do things 1000 times more efficiently than councils (to the benefit of this country) only to be told, we're going to be repossessed whenever, even if you put your life savings into the house, they will tell us what we can or cannot charge. I'm personally not a greedy man. I'll go out of my way to give my tenants the best living conditions, however I cannot do that for free. Still, I'm all for pulling together in these tough times and I will compromise with those that are struggling. However, in a country where housing benefit exists and governments bail out the people in times of need, there's absolutely no reason rent shouldn't be paid. Please go after the ones that destroy this economy, fat cat bankers, tax exile guys, ultra rich parasites that destroyed manufacturing in this country to get access to cheap products from one of the worst regimes on planet earth. Go after them, they created all these messes, not the landlords trying to provide your people with precious housing which is already low in stock!!

From: Dani Simmons 02 April 2020 02:43 AM

Us easy target landlords getting it again. Something in there for everyone but us. What happens if we've worked all our life, invested everything in property and then get told we're not entitled to our income. What are we supposed to live off? Where's our government help? If tenants can't pay and are not working during covid 19, then the government should pay housing benefit as they would in normal circumstances. We're not here to subsidize the government!

From: Dani Simmons 26 March 2020 08:18 AM

We don't need to worry if Corbyn gets into power. He will build us all a new house with free broadband and other beautiful benefits. We don't need to put up with this rubbish anymore, tenants trashing our places, stress and headache. Corbyn will take care of all with freebies galore.

From: Dani Simmons 25 November 2019 10:47 AM

There will be corruption galore with this government policy. Same as there was with the council house right to buy. Unscrupulous landlords will target vulnerable cash-strapped tenants, help them buy from the landlord at the discount and then agree to rent to them as before. Same thing happened with council housing.

From: Dani Simmons 02 October 2019 08:41 AM

I can see how the communists are going to put us in check mate. First they give rights to the tenant to stay for a minimum of 3 years. Then they cap the rent. That immediately handicaps us and makes it impossible to sell up. Then they enact this appalling law. Tenant then gets the right to buy our house at a massive discount. We're left in a mess. Possible capital gains to pay. Absolute disgrace and gives me zero incentive to do anything. I will 100% be going on the dole if this awful, disgusting John McDonald and Jeremy Corbyn get their keys to 10 Downing street. I've basically worked my guts off for nothing. Free country? My arse, a free country. I have zero incentive to do anything with these 2 money grabbing, jealous scum. I'm all for a safety net and for clawing money back from tax dodgers, going after rogue landlords, but leave us good ones alone!!!

From: Dani Simmons 11 September 2019 11:09 AM

Daniela Powell, I don't care anymore whether we leave or remain. For me, Corbyn is more dangerous than anything. I would rather leave the EU if it means no Corbyn. I'd rather remain in the EU if that would hamper Corbyn's chances. Whatever prevents this appalling communist, tyranny loving arsehole from going anywhere near 10 Downing street.

From: Dani Simmons 06 September 2019 09:04 AM

Conservatives must make a deal with the Brexit party, otherwise, we could end up with Farage taking just enough votes away from Johnson to hand power to Corbyn (lib dems and the other left wing loonies will make a deal with the communist to stop brexit). I'm definitely emigrating or going on the dole if Corbyn gets into power.

From: Dani Simmons 03 September 2019 11:46 AM

How the hell have we reached this point? Brexit may lead to a Corbyn-led government sneaking in through the back door and that will have terrifying consequences. Total disaster, these people are communists and this is a communist policy. A free country is not supposed to function like this.

From: Dani Simmons 03 September 2019 10:39 AM

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